Self-described pedophile blogger arrested near UCLA infant center

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A man who blogs about his attraction to young girls but says he doesn't touch them was being held at a county jail Tuesday after being arrested twice at UCLA, first near a university child care facility, then after a live television interview in a campus parking lot.

In the first incident Monday afternoon, Jack McClellan, who had a camera, was seen near the University of California, Los Angeles, Infant Development Program, which provides daycare for children 3 months to 3 years old, campus spokeswoman Claudia Luther said.

He was arrested and booked on suspicion of violating a statewide restraining order prohibiting him from coming within 30 feet of any child in California. He was released six hours later, and was scheduled to appear in court Sept. 13.

The second incident occurred after someone spotted McClellan, 45, doing a live interview on KTLA-TV from a campus parking lot, Luther said. McClellan had been told not to return to the campus after his first arrest.

McClellan was cited for trespassing, a misdemeanor, and turned over to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, where he was being held on $5,000 bail at the West Hollywood Station, according to the department's Web site.

Phone and e-mail messages seeking comment from McClellan were not immediately returned. It was unclear if he had retained an attorney.

McClellan, who is unemployed and lives out of his car, created waves in Southern California upon arriving earlier this summer from Washington state.

For years, McClellan maintained a Web site in Washington where he posted photos of children he had taken in public places. He also discussed how he liked to stake out parks, public libraries, fast-food restaurants and other areas where little girls, or “LGs,” congregate.

McClellan's server took his Web site down over a month ago. He said in an interview a few weeks ago that he wasn't sure whether he would try to put it back up.

McClellan, who said he lives on supplemental security income and suffers from depression, has maintained that he launched the site as a form of therapy and wouldn't do anything illegal.

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